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Stronger rupee in Q1 may spell trouble for margins of IT companies

Wage hike in April-June and rising onsite cost regarded as other headwinds to margin profile of IT companies.

Rupee, Money, Mutual Funds
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The SIP contribution for the mutual fund industry stood at ~8,094 crore in February

Debasis Mohapatra Bengaluru
A stronger rupee against the US dollar in the ongoing quarter of the current financial year is likely to further strain the margin profile of domestic information technology (IT) services companies, which continue to reel from the burden of rising visa fees along with pricing pressure in clinching outsourcing contracts. Industry experts are of the opinion that IT services firms may see around 30 basis points (bps) impact on their operating margins owing to a stronger rupee.

The Indian currency has gained around Rs 1 on an average basis from January this year till June first week. In the April-June